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Aston Villa (Formed: 1874, Nicknames: The Villans)
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Villa Park, Birmingham (built: 1897, Capacity: 42,573)
Players
BRAD FRIEDEL
Goalkeeper
BRAD GUZAN
Goalkeeper
STUART TAYLOR
Goalkeeper
CURTIS DAVIES
Defender
HABIB BEYE
Defender
LUKE YOUNG
Defender
STEPHEN O'HALLORAN
Defender
ERIC LICHAJ
Defender
CARLOS CUELLAR
Defender
CIARAN CLARK
Defender
STEPHEN WARNOCK
Defender
ISAIAH OSBOURNE
Defender
JAMES COLLINS
Defender
MARTIN LAURSEN
Defender
RICHARD DUNNE
Defender
WILFRED BOUMA
Defender
JAMES MILNER
Midfielder
FABIAN DELPH
Midfielder
MARC ALBRIGHTON
Midfielder
STEVE SIDWELL
Midfielder
STILIYAN PETROV
Midfielder
HARRY FORRESTER
Midfielder
NIGEL REO-COKER
Midfielder
STEWART DOWNING
Midfielder
MOUSTAPHA SALIFOU
Midfielder
WAYNE ROUTLEDGE
Midfielder
ASHLEY YOUNG
Midfielder
NATHAN DELFOUNESO
Striker
EMILE HESKEY
Striker
JOHN CAREW
Striker
GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR
Striker
MARLON HAREWOOD
Striker
History
In March 1874, the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel cricket team were trying to stay fit during the winter, so decided to play football. Their first match (which they won) was against a local Rugby Team (Aston Brook St Mary?s) and they had to play the first half of the game under rugby rules and the second half under football rules. In the 1880s, the director of the club, William McGregor, instigated the formation of the Football League by contacting 12 top clubs and proposing they form a league (with the intention of the Welsh and Scottish teams also joining). Aston Villa competed in the first league in 1888, finishing second. They originally played at Wilson Road (Birchfields), moving to Perry Barr in 1878 and then to their current ground in 1897. This ground was originally called the Aston Lower Ground, becoming officially known later as Villa Park In 1936 they were relegated for the first time, rejoining the first division in 1938. The club has since enjoyed success in the mid-70?s through to the early 80?s and then again in the 90?s. In September 2005 the club was put up for sale. July 2006 saw a bid being placed by a local businessman, with a further bid by a UK-based consortium being made in August.
